History Recap / TalesFromTheCryptS2E7TheSacrifice

James Reed, a hotshot insurance agent, meets the attractive Gloria Fielding as he prepares to discuss policy with her husband Sebastian. Growing enamored with Gloria, James throws Sebastian over his hotel balcony under Gloria's influence, so the pair can have his money. James' boss Jerry, an old flame of Gloria's who's been stalking her for sometime, witnessed the murder, and exchange for not calling the police, Jerry blackmails his employee into "sharing" Gloria whenever he wants. As the months roll on, and the sexual abuse Gloria receives from Jerry escalates, there's no telling what James will do to get himself out of this predicament.

* StalkerWithACrush: Jerry is presented as Gloria's obssessive ex-lover, having been keeping tabs on her to the point where she becomes angry in his presence. When he presents James with photographic evidence of what happened to Sebastian, he blackmails him into having sex with Gloria, the woman he killed for, whenever he wants. As the months roll on, his abuse escalates, to the point where he pays a group of particularly dirty "street people" to watch him have sex with her. It's subverted at the end of the episode when it's revealed that it was all an act and they genuinely ''are'' in love.

* UnwittingPawn: James is revealed to have been used as the fall guy for Jerry and Gloria's own plan run off with Sebastian's fortune.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''[wearing a chef's hat and preparing a recipe]'' Eye of newt, bladder of cobra, and whisker of a rat. Oh! Hi, kiddies. I was just rustling up a sickening snack for a ''ghastly'' guest. Let's see. I need the blood of a sacrificed goat. ''[glimpses at a live goat next to him, which happens to be pregnant]'' Whoops! It's got to be a ''virgin'' goat. ''[to the goat]'' Guess you're off the hook, Nellie. ''[cackles]'' Tonight's story is about a ''different'' kind of sacrifice: A sacrifice... '''made for love.''' ''[cackles]''

James, a hotshot insurance agent, meets the attractive Gloria Fielding when preparing to discuss the insurance policy of his latest client, Sebastian Fielding. Having grown enamored with Gloria, James, under her influence, throws Sebastian over his hotel balcony so he and Gloria can have his money. However, James' boss Jerry, a former flame of Gloria's who has been stalking her for sometime, has witnessed the murder, and exchange for not reporting him to the police, Jerry blackmails him into "sharing" Gloria whenever he wants. As the months roll on and the abuse Gloria receives from Jerry escalates, there's no telling what James will do to get himself out of his predicament.

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* BatmanGambit: Gloria and Jerry, who were lovers planning to take Sebastian's fortune from the very beginning, arranged for Gloria to marry Sebastian, then to have Jerry work out the purchase of his penthouses and use his authority over James to lead him to Gloria, who instantly fell in love with her and would go on to kill Sebastian for her, allowing Jerry to use his own penthouse to spy James killing him. Once Sebastian was out of the way, Jerry shows up and presents James with photos of him doing the deed, blackmailing him into "sharing" Gloria from dusk to dawn. Eventually, James can't take the abuse she receives anymore and kills himself, leaving a note that clears her of all charges. Gloria burns the note and meets up with Jerry, telling him that James killed himself and that nobody will ever know Sebastian was murdered as they presumably abscond with his fortune.
* TheBadGuyWins: Gloria and Jerry's plan, as mentioned above, went off without a hitch. Unless of course, Sebastian's parrots are discovered.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jerry, who lives an apartment across from Gloria's building to spy on her, takes pictures of James throwing Sebastian off a 15 story hotel balcony to his death. In exchange for not presenting the police with his evidence, he blackmails James into sharing Gloria so he can have sex with her whenever he wishes.
* CountryMouse: Sebastian has a strong Southern accent, but he loves living in Los Angeles, citing it to be "the money, pussy, and bullshit capital of the Western world."
* DeathbedConfession: As James dies via overdosing, he writes a note that clears Gloria from any blame about Sebastian's death. She burns the note to cover her tracks completely.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Sebastian is given one by James, being thrown off his balcony.
* DownerEnding: James kills himself for Gloria, who is revealed to have been in a relationship with his boss, and the both of them get off scot free.
* DrivenToSuicide: James overdoses on Nembutal due to the guilt of his homicide of Sebastian, and his forced sharing of Gloria.
* TheEndOrIsIt: As mentioned below, Sebastian's parrots are seen repeating their owner's dying words, hinting that Gloria and Jerry may ''not'' get off scot-free.
* EvilWearsBlack: Jerry is seen only wearing a black suit.
* {{Flanderization}}: The ''second'' James meets Gloria, he goes from a self-centered insurance agent who is confident that he can sell anything to anyone, to a lovestruck patsy who gets ordered around by the woman he falls in love with in an instant.
* GoldDigger: Gloria, married to the obnoxious but rich Sebastian. Their marriage was part of her and Jerry's plan to get rid of both Sebastian himself, and the man who kills him under her influence.
* HeroicSacrifice: James overdoses on Nembutal, but before he dies, he writes a note confessing to killing Sebastian so Gloria can be free of Jerry's abusive "sharing". Unfortunately for James, this is exactly what she was counting on.
* HouseboatHero: James lives on a houseboat called the "Why Not". Gloria has sex with him on the boat, and in the end, finds his body there as well.
* InsistentTerminology: Sebastian insists his penthouse apartments are meant to "awe", not to impress.
* InsuranceFraud: Sebastian is killed by James, his insurance agent, so he and Gloria can split his money. It's revealed that the policy wasn't actually signed before Sebastian died, and this is a good thing to James and Gloria because it provides the cops with no motive for the killing.
* LargeHam: A lot of Gloria's dialogue is either repetitive, cliché, or over-the-top, almost like she's acting. This turns out to be the case because she actually ''is'' acting, which is good enough to fool James into believing her and Jerry's ruse. The end of the episode even has Jerry compliment her for it.
* LoveAtFirstSight: The easily-influenced James falls in love with Gloria the minute he meets her. She and Jerry use this to their advantage by having the former persuade him to murder Sebastian so they can have each other and his money.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Upon meeting and falling in love with Gloria, James goes from a confident insurance agent to a lovestruck idiot who does whatever Gloria tells him to do without question, then kills himself to avoid his lover taking the fall for Sebastian's murder. The Crypt Keeper himself even lampshades how sudden it was for James to go and throw his life away for a woman he just met.
* TheManBehindTheMan: While it would seem that Gloria calls all the shots for her and James' plan to murder Sebastian, the end of the episode reveals that James' boss Jerry, her lover, helped to fully set up the plan, including the negotiation of the purchase of Sebastian's penthouse, where he could easily view James' crime.

* NoirEpisode: The episode has a heavy noir theme, including a plot about a gold digging wife who seduces a man to murder her husband for her.
* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: Sebastian owns a large collection of parrots, who he has trained to repeat whatever he says. At the very end of the episode, one of them repeats Sebastian's dialogue when James murdered him, implying that Jerry and Gloria may not get away with their plan after all.

* RelationshipReveal: Jerry and Gloria are revealed to be lovers at the end of the story, orchestrating the whole scheme to kill Sebastian, take his money, and set up James to be their fall guy.
* SerialSpouse: Sebastian is noted by Jerry to have had three previous wives before he met Gloria.
* {{Sexophone}}: In keeping with the story's noir theme, a saxophone is heard constantly throughout the soundtrack, especially during James and Gloria's sex scenes.
* SomethingWeForgot: Sebastian's parrots, who are heard repeating their owner's last words.
* StalkerWithACrush: Jerry is presented as an ex-lover of Gloria who has been obsessively following her, to the point where she becomes unnerved and angry in his presence. When he presents James with photographic evidence of his crime, he blackmails him into having sex with Gloria, the woman he committed murder for, whenever he wishes. As the months roll on, his sexual abuse of her escalates, to the point where he pays a group of particularly dirty hobos to watch them have sex. It's subverted at the end of the episode when it's revealed that it was all an act and they genuinely are in love.
* SuicideByPills: James kills himself by ingesting 48 capsules of Nembutal.

* UnwittingPawn: James is revealed in the end to be the fall guy for Jerry and Gloria's own plan run off with Sebastian's fortune.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(stands on a stool and puts a noose around his neck)'' Excuse me, kiddies. Be with you in a moment. ''(kicks the stool over and dangles from the noose, but doesn't choke to death)'' So, this is suicide? Ahhhh. Somehow, I thought it'd have more punch! Oh well, at least ''Jim's'' big finish had a bright side. I hate to see a guy throw his life away without some dame getting a laugh out of it. So remember: if your lady's evenings are all booked up, do what I do: ''(whips out a pair of scissors and cuts the rope, dropping himself out of frame)'' '''Drop her.'''

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(wearing a chef's hat and preparing a recipe)'' Eye of newt, bladder of cobra, and whisker of a rat. Oh! Hi, kiddies. I was just rustling up a sickening snack for a ''ghastly'' guest. Let's see. I need the blood of a sacrificed goat. ''(glimpses at a live goat next to him, which happens to be pregnant)'' Whoops! It's got to be a ''virgin'' goat. ''(to the goat)'' Guess you're off the hook, Nellie. ''(cackles)'' Tonight's story is about a ''different'' kind of sacrifice: A sacrifice... '''made for love.''' ''(cackles)''

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[[caption-width-right:120: The perfect crime... but for whom?]]

* LargeHam: A lot of Gloria's dialogue is either redundant or over-the-top, almost like she's acting. This turns out to be the case because she genuinely ''is'' acting, which is good enough to fool James into believing her and Jerry's ruse. The end of the episode even has Jerry compliment her for it.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(wearing a chef's hat and preparing a recipe)'' Eye of newt, bladder of cobra, and whisker of a rat. Oh! Hi, kiddies. I was just rustling up a sickening snack for a ''ghastly'' guest. Let's see. I need the blood of a sacrificed goat. ''(glimpses at a live goat next to him, which happens to be pregnant)'' Whoops! It's got to be a ''virgin'' goat. ''(throws his spoon at the goat)'' Guess you're off the hook, Nellie. ''(cackles)'' Tonight's story is about a ''different'' kind of sacrifice: A sacrifice... '''made for love.''' ''(cackles)''

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James, an easily-influenced insurance agent, murders his client, Sebastian Fielding, in a ploy to take his money and his beautiful wife Gloria by throwing him off his hotel balcony. However, his boss Jerry witness the murder and blackmails him into "sharing" Gloria in exchange for not ratting them out to the cops.

* BatmanGambit: A villainous example: Gloria and Jerry, who were lovers presumably planning to take Sebastian's fortune from the very beginning, arranged for Gloria to marry Sebastian, then to have Jerry direct James to her, who instantly fell in love with her and would go on to kill Sebastian for her. Once Sebastian is out of the way, Jerry shows up and presents James with photos of him doing the deed, blackmailing him into "sharing" Gloria from dusk to dawn. Eventually, James can't take the sexual abuse she receives anymore and kills himself, leaving a note that clears her of all charges. Gloria burns the note and meets up with Jerry, telling him that James killed himself and that nobody will ever know Sebastian was murdered as they presumably abscond with his fortune.
* TheBadGuyWins: Gloria and Jerry's plan, as mentioned above, went off without a hitch.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jerry, who lives an apartment he rents across from Gloria's building to spy on her, takes pictures of James throwing Sebastian off a 15 story balcony to his death. In exchange for not presenting the police with his evidence, he blackmails James into sharing Gloria so he can have sex with her whenever he wishes.
* DisneyVillainDeath: This what happens to Sebastian by James, throwing him off his balcony.
* DrivenToSuicide: James overdoses on Nembutal due to the guilt of his homicide of Sebastian and his forced sharing of Gloria.
* TheEndOrIsIt: As mentioned below, Sebastian's parrots are seen repeating their owner's dying words, hinting that Gloria and Jerry may not get off scot-free.
* LoveAtFirstSight: The easily-influenced James grows attracted to Gloria the minute he meets her. She uses this to her advantage by persuading him to murder Sebastian so they can have each other and his money.
* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: Sebastian owns a large collection of parrots, who he has trained to repeat whatever he says. At the very end of the episode, one of them repeats Sebastian's dying words when James murders him, implying that Jerry and Gloria may not get away with their plan after all.
* StalkerWithACrush: Jerry is presented as an ex of Gloria who has been obsessively following her, to the point where she becomes unnerved and angry in his presence. When he presents James with photographic evidence of his crime, he blackmails him into having sex with Gloria, the woman he committed murder for, whenever he wishes. As the months roll on, his sexual mistreatment of her escalates, to the point where he pays a group of hobos to watch them have sex. It's subverted at the end of the episode when it's revealed that it was all an act and they really are in love.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Sebastian is fat, rather obnoxious, and swears like a sailor, but he is pretty wealthy and married to the attractive Gloria.

James an insurance agent murders his client Sebastian Fielding for money & his wife Gloria Fielding by pushing him off a balcony. But his boss Jerry witness the murder and blackmails him, what does he wants in return is Gloria.

* {{The Bad Guy Wins}}: Gloria & Jerry plan involved James killing Sebastian for his $10 million policy for Gloria & blackmailing James to agree for Jerry to sleep with Gloria. James ended committing suicide and left a confession note that he murdered Sebastian and spared Gloria but Gloria burned it.


* {{Blackmail}}: Jerry takes pictures of James pushing Sebastian off a 15 ft Balcony to his death. To not go to the police with the evidence he wants Gloria from Dusk to Dawn.

* {{Disney Villain Death}}: This what happens to Sebastian by James

* {{Driven to Suicide}}: James overdose on pills due to his guilt of homicide & sharing of Gloria.

* {{Ugly Guy Hot Wife}}: Sebastian is fat but wealthy, Gloria is his wife but wants to divorce him.

* {{Driven to Suicide}}: James overdose on pills due to his guilt of homicide & sharing of Gloria.

* {{The Bad Guy Wins}}: Gloria & Jerry plan involved James killing Sebastian for his $10 million policy for Gloria & blackmailing James to agree for Jerry to sleep with Gloria. James ended committing Suicide and left a confession note but Gloria burned it.

* {{Bad Guy Wins, The}}: Gloria & Jerry plan involved James killing Sebastian for his $10 million policy for Gloria & blackmailing James to agree for Jerry to sleep with Gloria. James ended committing Suicide and left a confession note but Gloria burned it.

{{Blackmail}}: Jerry takes pictures of James pushing Sebastian off a 15 ft Balcony to his death. To not go to the police with the evidence he wants Gloria from Dusk to Dawn.

{{Disney Villain Death}}: This what happens to Sebastian by James

{{Driven to Suicide}}: James overdose on pills due to his guilt of homicide & sharing of Gloria.

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